. >> reporter: jennifer fits moore is headed to virginia and earl, she says, can churn all he wants, she is not concerned. >> not overly. i bring board games. we're safe,. >> reporter: safe is the operative word. thousands of people going to or from the beach. >> a lot of folks in ocean city are probably hoping it stays out in the atlantic. >> maybe so. but exactly where earl hits and with how much force still all remains to be seen. reporting live on ken island brian kuebler, abc 2 news. >>> from ken island back to ocean city, abc 2 news is your hurricane earl headquarters, let's check in with justin burke who is on the front lines with the very latest. we had a live shot from north carolina at 5:00 and you could definitely tell the difference from the pictures there and the way we're looking at in ocean city tonight. >> no doubt kelly. i'll tell you as we've got on the air at 4:00 even though the tide is pulling out we're actually watching those waves grow a little stronger, check 24 out. this is where we get the funny influence of sand and water and sea spray with technology but i